The #1 song on August 21, 1945

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe By Johnny Mercer

Other #1 songs on August 21, 1945

#1 R&B Song

Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often
Tex Ritter

Notable August 21 birthdays in the 1940s

Peter Weir
Director
Born August 21, 1944
Patrick Demarchelier
Photographer
Born August 21, 1943
Stephen Nathan
Screenwriter
Born August 21, 1948
Loretta Devine
Movie Actress
Born August 21, 1949
Jackie Deshannon
Pop Singer
Born August 21, 1941